In 1963, Engelbart established the Development Research Center at Stanford Research Institute and was finally able to pursue his dream. It was in this year that he made the original mouse out of wood and a small iron wheel. In the 1970s, Xerox continued to refine Engelbart's invention. In January 1983, the "Lisa" personal computer launched by Apple Computer Company was the first to be equipped with a mouse.
In the patent certificate, the official name of the mouse is "Display system vertical and horizontal position indicator", but someone at the Stanford Research Institute called it a mouse, and this name has been passed down.
The invention of the mouse preceded the personal computer and forever changed the personal computer industry. Perhaps no tool makes your computer easier to use than the mouse.
Ironically, Engelbart did not become a millionaire or even a billionaire because of his invention. Because the mouse was invented at the Stanford Research Institute with U.S. government funds, the patent rights for the mouse belong to the government.
Engelbart is nearly 80 years old and lives in Atherton, California. He is currently working on the concept of "self-development". The so-called "self-development" refers to the process of quickly achieving greater achievements by relying on one's own relatively small efforts